In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr. Adia Benton (@Ethnography911), a professor in anthropology and in the Program of African Studies at Northwestern University. In 2015, the University of Minnesota Press published her book, HIV Exceptionalism: Disease through Development in Sierra Leone. We talk about her book and we also discuss the change in leadership at the World Health Organization, Ebola outbreaks, her research in global health, and more.
Our featured song this week is Sade by Mayorkun (@IamMayorKun). You can read the story behind this hit song by Sabo Kpade (@Sabo_Kpade) on OkayAfrica.
Books, Links, & Articles
- HIV Exceptionalism: Disease through Development in Sierra Leone by Adia Benton
- “Huge victory for Kenya’s Ogiek as African Court sets major precedent for indigenous peoples’ land rights.” by Staff of Minority Rights Group
- The Ebola Resource Center by THE LANCET
- “Announcing the Fourth Annual TMC African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular.” by Kim Yi Dionne and Laura Seay
- Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness by Simone Browne